Shelbyville | |
|---|---|
 Downtown Shelbyville | |
| Nickname(s): The Walking Horse Capital of the World and The Pencil City | |
 Location of Shelbyville in Bedford County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 35°29′20″N 86°27′8″W / 35.48889°N 86.45222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Bedford |
| Platted | 1810 |
| Incorporated | 1819 |
| Named for | Isaac Shelby[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wallace Cartright |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.44 sq mi (47.76 km2) |
| • Land | 18.44 sq mi (47.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 755 ft (230 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 23,557 |
| • Density | 1,277.56/sq mi (493.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 37160-37162 |
| Area code | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-67760[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1269993[5] |
| Website | www |
Shelbyville is a city in and the county seat of Bedford County, Tennessee.[6] The town was laid out in 1810 and incorporated in 1819.[7] Shelbyville had a population of 20,335 residents at the 2010 census.[8] The town is a hub of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry and has been nicknamed "The Walking Horse Capital of the World".
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- ^ History of Tennessee from the Earliest Time to the Present. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1886. pp. 873–874.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Shelbyville city, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2014.